Chester County PA Archives Wills.....Benjamin BARTHOLOMEW, 1784 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Ferguson [ferg@ntelos.net] BARTHOLOMEW, BENJAMIN. Chester Boro. September 29, 1784. Codicil: November 4, 1784. December 2, 1784. Provides for wife Sarah. To brother Edward £200. To my nephews John and Benjamin, sons of brother Joseph, £100. To nephew Joseph, son of brother Thomas, £150. To sister Rachel Davis £50. To niece Hannah, widow of Archibald Thompson, £80. To Catharine, widow of brother Thomas, deceased, £50, and to her daughter Elizabeth Griffith £50. To Sarah Boggs, my former housekeeper, £50. To nephews John and Joseph, sons of brother Andrew, deceased, £100 each. To John and Elizabeth, children of my sister Elizabeth Davis, £50 each. To niece Sarah Willson £50. Executors: Brother Edward, nephew John, son of brother Joseph. Codicil gives to Baptist Meeting in Tredyffrin £150. To Hannah, wife of nephew John Bartholomew, a feather bed. Wit: John Odenheimer, Henry Odenheimer. ------------------------------------ BARTHOLOMEW, BENJAMIN, gentleman, Chester, Chester County. September 9, 1784 - December 22, 1784. Wife Sarah, Joseph son of nephew John BARTHOLOMEW, brother Edward, nephews John and Benjamin sons of brother Joseph, nephew Joseph son of brother Thomas, sister Rachel DAVIS, niece Hannah THOMSON widow of Archibald THOMSON, sister in law Catharine widow of brother Thomas, December'd. and her daughter Elizabeth GRIFFITH, Sarah BOGGS former housekeeper, nephews John and Joseph BARTHOLOMEW, sons of brother Andrew, December'd., nephew John DAVIS and niece Elizabeth DAVIS children of sister Elizabeth, niece Sarah WILSON daughter of ____. Codicil October 18, 1784, legacy to Baptist eeting in Tredyferrin. Wits: Benjamin NORRIS, Henry ODENHEIMER and E. PRICE. Codicil November 4, 1784. Wits: Jacob TOBIN, Elizabeth JOHNSON and Ed. PRICE. Exrs: Brother Edward and nephew John son of brother Joseph. Wits: John ODENHEIMER, Henry ODENHEIMER and E. PRICE. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/wills/b/bartholomew-b.txt